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History of the Madan Mohan Temple
History of Madan Mohan temple actually traces back to 5000 years ago during the time of king Vajranabh (Great Grandson of Krishna) who firstly establish this temple along with few other temples in Vrindavan. But during the course of time the temple was disappeared.
As per the historical records, it was built in 1580 by Kapur Ram das, a trader of Multan under the guidance of Sri Sanatana Goswami. Later in 1670 during the invasion of Mughal Ruler Aurangzeb the original deity of Madan Mohan was secretly moved to Jaipur for safekeeping where it was worshipped for many years.
Later when the princess of royal family of Jaipur was married to the prince of Karauli, she took the deity along with her to Karauli and since then it’s established and worshipped in Karauli.
During the attack of Aurangzeb on Vrindavan the spire (Shikhara) of the original temple was dismantled. So, a new temple was built next to it down the hill in the early 19th century (year 1819) by Sri Nand Kumar Bose of Bengal as the old temple was unfit for worshipping.
The Pratibhu Vigrahas (replicas) of the original deities are worshipped in this new Madan Mohan temple. It is believed that Saint Advaita Acharya found the original idol of Sri Madan Mohan under the old Banyan Tree (Advaita Vat), when he visited Vrindavan. He gave the idol to his disciple Purushottam Choubey (Mathura Brahman) for worship, who in turn gave the idol to his follower Sanatana Goswami who installed the idol on Dwadashaditya hill under a tree and worshipped the idol for many years. Later on Kapur ram Das, a wealthy merchant being influenced by the powers of Sri Madan Mohan, built a temple at the place commemorating the deity.
Earlier there was no deity of Radhaji along with Lord Madan Mohan.
Knowing this Purushottam Jena, the son of King Prataparudra of Orissa sent two deities of Goddess Radha from Puri to be placed with Lord Madan Mohan. Thus these two deities the bigger one as Lalita and the smaller one as Radhaji were placed on the altar along with Lord Madan Mohan.
Advaita Vat
This is the old Banyan tree in Vrindavan where Sri Advaita Acharya rested chanting the holy names of Lord Krishna when he came to Vrindavan. It is this tree under which he found the beautiful idol of Lord Madan Mohan which was later on serviced by Shrila Sanatana Goswami. It was under this tree that Krishna Das Kaviraj started writing the famous epic of Chaitanya Charitamrita. Sri Advaita Acharya himself revealed the deity of Lord Madan Gopal which is still worshipped near this tree from the portrait made by Vishakha Sakhi and installed it here.
Krishna Kupa
Within the temple area of Lord Madan Mohan there is an old well which is said to have been created by Lord Madan Mohan himself with his flute to quench the thirst of his beloved devotee Shrila Sanatana Goswami.
1789 painting - Madan Mohan Temple at Kali Ghat Vrindavan. The original temple was destroyed by Aurangzeb. To protect from the invasions, the original deity was relocated to Karoli, near Jaipur. The remains of the temple today is a rebuilt version.
Pic Source: British Library
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History of the Madan Mohan Temple
History of Madan Mohan temple actually traces back to 5000 years ago during the time of king Vajranabh (Great Grandson of Krishna) who firstly establish this temple along with few other temples in Vrindavan. But during the course of time the temple was disappeared.
As per the historical records, it was built in 1580 by Kapur Ram das, a trader of Multan under the guidance of Sri Sanatana Goswami. Later in 1670 during the invasion of Mughal Ruler Aurangzeb the original deity of Madan Mohan was secretly moved to Jaipur for safekeeping where it was worshipped for many years.
Later when the princess of royal family of Jaipur was married to the prince of Karauli, she took the deity along with her to Karauli and since then it’s established and worshipped in Karauli.
During the attack of Aurangzeb on Vrindavan the spire (Shikhara) of the original temple was dismantled. So, a new temple was built next to it down the hill in the early 19th century (year 1819) by Sri Nand Kumar Bose of Bengal as the old temple was unfit for worshipping.
The Pratibhu Vigrahas (replicas) of the original deities are worshipped in this new Madan Mohan temple. It is believed that Saint Advaita Acharya found the original idol of Sri Madan Mohan under the old Banyan Tree (Advaita Vat), when he visited Vrindavan. He gave the idol to his disciple Purushottam Choubey (Mathura Brahman) for worship, who in turn gave the idol to his follower Sanatana Goswami who installed the idol on Dwadashaditya hill under a tree and worshipped the idol for many years. Later on Kapur ram Das, a wealthy merchant being influenced by the powers of Sri Madan Mohan, built a temple at the place commemorating the deity.
Earlier there was no deity of Radhaji along with Lord Madan Mohan.
Knowing this Purushottam Jena, the son of King Prataparudra of Orissa sent two deities of Goddess Radha from Puri to be placed with Lord Madan Mohan. Thus these two deities the bigger one as Lalita and the smaller one as Radhaji were placed on the altar along with Lord Madan Mohan.
Advaita Vat
This is the old Banyan tree in Vrindavan where Sri Advaita Acharya rested chanting the holy names of Lord Krishna when he came to Vrindavan. It is this tree under which he found the beautiful idol of Lord Madan Mohan which was later on serviced by Shrila Sanatana Goswami. It was under this tree that Krishna Das Kaviraj started writing the famous epic of Chaitanya Charitamrita. Sri Advaita Acharya himself revealed the deity of Lord Madan Gopal which is still worshipped near this tree from the portrait made by Vishakha Sakhi and installed it here.
Krishna Kupa
Within the temple area of Lord Madan Mohan there is an old well which is said to have been created by Lord Madan Mohan himself with his flute to quench the thirst of his beloved devotee Shrila Sanatana Goswami.
1789 painting - Madan Mohan Temple at Kali Ghat Vrindavan. The original temple was destroyed by Aurangzeb. To protect from the invasions, the original deity was relocated to Karoli, near Jaipur. The remains of the temple today is a rebuilt version.
Pic Source: British Library
See this Videoes
Ks7zjyxcMBw
rNuZNUKZUOU
Source: http://www.brajdarshan.in/madanmohan/
This post is for sharing knowledge only, no intention to violate any copy rights